About Us
At Saildrone, we sustainably explore, map, and monitor the oceans to understand, protect, and preserve our world. We provide real-time access to critical data from any ocean on earth, 24/7/365, and use proprietary software applications to transform that data into actionable insights and intelligence. Our fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), powered by renewable wind and solar power, have a minimal carbon footprint and operate without the need for a crewed support vessel.
Saildrone works with governments, civil agencies, foundations, universities, and private companies around the globe to drive better information about our oceans and seas—from sailing into the eye of a category 4 hurricane to obtain new data about how storms intensify, collecting new CO2 data in hard-to-reach areas, and counting fish biomass to inform sustainable fishery management, to mapping the ocean floor and reducing illegal fishing and drug trafficking.
This is an exciting opportunity with a fast-growing team at the cutting-edge intersection of big data services and autonomous hardware. You will be an integral part of a high-performing multi-disciplinary team that delivers high impact for humanity and future generations.
Required Skills and Experience
- 5-8 years of relevant experience
- Experience in data pipeline/platform software development in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Working knowledge of relational databases (Postgres, AWS Aurora, PostGIS)
- Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Flink
- Familiar with Argo, Dagster, Airflow, or Luigi workflow orchestration engines
Desired Skills and Experience
- Experience working with time series, geospatial, geo-temporal, or map-tile data would be a huge bonus
- Experience with data from drones or robots, such as those from ROS-based systems, would also be very helpful
- Expertise in Python or NodeJS programming languages
- Familiar with Parquet or Protobuf data file formats
- Working knowledge of Athena/Presto, BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, or Vertica
- Experience with serverless functions, such as AWS Lambda
- NoSQL experience - DynamoDB, Redis, Influx, Timescale
- Knowledge of visualization tools such as Jupyter Notebooks, Tableau, Streamlit
- Experience with developing and deploying distributed services with Docker
- Built data pipelines for Machine Learning applications
Physical Requirements
- Work is performed on a computer and requires ability to operate a keyboard and other peripheral devices.
Location : This is a hybrid position out of Alameda, CA. Our waterfront office offers beautiful views of San Francisco Bay in always sunny Alameda.
Benefits :
- Medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents.
- Enhanced Parental Leave Programs
- Competitive benefits including excellent medical, life insurance, 401k plan
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $132,500 - $172,200 annually.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
At Saildrone, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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